Dr. Abdus Salam is full Professor in the Department of Chemistry, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. After completing his BSc (Hon’s) in Chemistry and MSc in Physical Inorganic Chemistry, University of Dhaka, he completed his PhD degree in the Technical University of Vienna, Austria. He did his Postdoctoral research in the Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, Canada. He was also working as a visiting scientist in the center for Atmospheric Chemistry, York University, Canada.

Pieternel Levelt studied Chemistry at the Free University of Amsterdam, and obtained her Master degree in 1987 in Physical Chemistry. She did her PhD at the Physics department of the Free University of Amsterdam, building an XUV laser and performing spectroscopy and obtained her degree in 1992.

Lisa Emberson is the Centre Director of the York office at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and a Professor of Environmental Science in the Environment & Geography Dept., at the University of York. She has over 20 years’ experience in the field of modelling soil-plant systems for assessment of the risk of impacts of air pollution and climate change on agriculture (arable and grassland productivity), forest productivity and the functioning of productive grasslands.